Category: California

Good morning, here are today’s political law links, 3/4/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date March 4, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, Colorado, FCC, FCPA, Florida, HLOGA, House, IRS, LDA, Wisconsin

COURT DEFINES LIMIT. Story here. “The Securities and Exchange Commission suffered a legal blow Wednesday when the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the agency’s position on how much time regulators have to pursue civil penalties.” POST VIEW ON OFA. Here. “Such groups are not required to publicly disclose donors or amounts of contributions, as they would […]

Good morning, here are Monday’s political law links, 2/25/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 25, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Florida, IRS, Maryland, Pennsylvania

OFA UPDATE. The Post. “Unlike political parties and other organizations set up to win elections, the OFA is not subject to federal election fundraising restrictions and disclosure requirements, meaning the public will have only limited opportunities to learn about its operations, including how revenue is collected and spent.” OFA AND DONORS. The Times. “President Obama’s […]

Today’s political law links, 2/20/13

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date February 20, 2013
Categories In A.M. Report, California, FEC, Florida, IRS, Maryland

AGGREGATE LIMIT CASE TO BE HEARD. USAT. “In a move that could signal the end of a key restriction on political giving, the Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will consider a case challenging the limit on how much individuals can donate directly to federal candidates and political parties.” SUPREME COURT TO HEAR CASE. The Times. […]